| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Edward Tovar (fresh) SG - Linwood Healey (fresh) SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) PF - John Gordon (fresh) C - Joe Tom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - Donald Holcomb (fresh) SG - Lloyd Hale (fresh) SF - William Ahlers (fresh) PF - Wayne Pearson (fresh) C - Dwayne Gully (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington and Lee | Dwayne Gully wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington and Lee | Washington and Lee is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Washington and Lee | Wayne Pearson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Grinnell | Joe Tom snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harry Kugler | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Pearson | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edward Tovar | 6-2 |
| 18:45 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers misses the shot from close range | 6-2 |
| 18:43 | Washington and Lee | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Gully | 6-2 |
| 18:35 | Washington and Lee | Wayne Pearson banks in the layup | 6-4 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Kugler | 9-4 |
| 18:15 | Washington and Lee | Linwood Healey is called for the reach on Wayne Pearson - foul #1 on Linwood Healey, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| 17:54 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 17:38 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey is whistled for traveling | 9-7 |
| 17:30 | Washington and Lee | Wayne Pearson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 9-7 |
| 17:28 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 17:16 | Grinnell | William Ahlers steals the ball from John Gordon | 9-9 |
| 16:58 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers loses the ball out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Bowden (PG), Johnathan Grubbs (SG), Toby Dobbs (PF) Edward Tovar, Linwood Healey, John Gordon | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Carl Day (PG), Mark Brothers (SF), Derrick Letcher (PF), Curtis Bivona (C) Donald Holcomb, William Ahlers, Wayne Pearson, Dwayne Gully | |
| 16:40 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 16:18 | Washington and Lee | Joe Tom steals it from Lloyd Hale | 12-9 |
| 15:59 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Johnathan Grubbs | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Harold Bowden (fresh) SG - Johnathan Grubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Kugler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Toby Dobbs (fresh) C - Joe Tom (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - Carl Day (fresh) SG - Lloyd Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Brothers (fresh) PF - Derrick Letcher (fresh) C - Curtis Bivona (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Washington and Lee | Mark Brothers buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Harry Kugler - foul #1 on Harry Kugler, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), John Gordon (PF) Johnathan Grubbs, Harry Kugler, Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Donald Holcomb (PG), William Ahlers (SF), Wayne Pearson (PF), Dwayne Gully (C) Carl Day, Lloyd Hale, Derrick Letcher, Curtis Bivona | |
| 15:37 | Washington and Lee | Mark Brothers makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 15:19 | Grinnell | Mark Brothers is called for the reach on Edward Tovar - foul #1 on Mark Brothers, team foul #1 | 15-12 |
| 15:09 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs's floater is tipped away by Dwayne Gully | 15-12 |
| 15:07 | Washington and Lee | Dwayne Gully pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 15:01 | Washington and Lee | Donald Holcomb buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Ahlers | 15-14 |
| 14:41 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden clanks a 3 from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 14:39 | Grinnell | John Gordon misses the tip | 15-14 |
| 14:37 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Brothers - foul #2 on Mark Brothers, team foul #2 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Paul Hastings (C) Toby Dobbs | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Curtis Bivona (SG) Mark Brothers | |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 14:04 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers is fouled on the floor by Harold Bowden - foul #1 on Harold Bowden, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale (SG), Derrick Letcher (C) Curtis Bivona, Dwayne Gully | |
| 13:54 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 17-14 |
| 13:53 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 13:41 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Linwood Healey | 20-14 |
| 13:18 | Washington and Lee | Wayne Pearson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Tovar - foul #1 on Edward Tovar, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG), Johnathan Grubbs (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), Toby Dobbs (PF), Joe Tom (C) Edward Tovar, Linwood Healey, Harold Bowden, John Gordon, Paul Hastings | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Carl Day (PG), Everett O'Brien (SF) Donald Holcomb, William Ahlers | |
| 13:18 | Washington and Lee | Wayne Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 13:18 | Washington and Lee | Wayne Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Derrick Letcher - foul #1 on Derrick Letcher, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Dwayne Gully (C) Wayne Pearson | |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 12:58 | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 12:42 | Washington and Lee | Derrick Letcher misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-16 |
| 12:41 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 12:13 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Reid | 24-16 |
| 11:55 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale connects on the jump hook from the right block | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Reid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Kugler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Toby Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Tom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - Carl Day (fresh) SG - Lloyd Hale (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Everett O'Brien (fresh) PF - Derrick Letcher (fresh) C - Dwayne Gully (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Grinnell | Derrick Letcher blocks the short jumper by Harry Kugler | 24-18 |
| 11:31 | Washington and Lee | The rebound goes to Derrick Letcher | 24-18 |
| 11:26 | Washington and Lee | Carl Day can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-18 |
| 11:25 | Grinnell | Joe Tom grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 11:09 | Grinnell | Robert Reid misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl Day - foul #1 on Carl Day, team foul #4 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Linwood Healey (SG), John Gordon (PF) Johnathan Grubbs, Toby Dobbs | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Donald Holcomb (PG), Curtis Bivona (SG), William Ahlers (SF), Wayne Pearson (PF) Carl Day, Lloyd Hale, Everett O'Brien, Derrick Letcher | |
| 11:09 | Grinnell | Robert Reid makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 11:09 | Grinnell | Robert Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 10:56 | Washington and Lee | Robert Reid takes the ball from Donald Holcomb | 26-18 |
| 10:35 | Grinnell | Joe Tom is fouled on the floor by Wayne Pearson - foul #1 on Wayne Pearson, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Harold Bowden (SF) Robert Reid, Harry Kugler | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | | |
| 10:13 | Grinnell | John Gordon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 10:12 | Washington and Lee | Curtis Bivona snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 10:08 | Washington and Lee | Harold Bowden is called for the reach on William Ahlers - foul #2 on Harold Bowden, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Matthew Thomas (SF), Paul Hastings (C) Harold Bowden, Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale (SG) Dwayne Gully | |
| 09:58 | Washington and Lee | Donald Holcomb knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Pearson | 26-21 |
| 09:40 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Wayne Pearson - foul #2 on Wayne Pearson, team foul #6 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Kugler (SF) Matthew Thomas | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Derrick Letcher (PF) Wayne Pearson | |
| 09:40 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 09:25 | Washington and Lee | Curtis Bivona comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-21 |
| 09:23 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 09:15 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 09:14 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 09:10 | Washington and Lee | Donald Holcomb knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lloyd Hale | 29-24 |
| 09:04 | Grinnell | Linwood Healey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 09:02 | Grinnell | John Gordon hits the follow up shot | 31-24 |
| 08:50 | Washington and Lee | Curtis Bivona hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 08:48 | Grinnell | John Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 08:31 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 08:30 | Grinnell | John Gordon hits the follow up shot | 33-24 |
| 08:13 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Donald Holcomb and he's fouled by Harry Kugler - foul #2 on Harry Kugler, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Johnathan Grubbs (SG), Matthew Thomas (SF), Toby Dobbs (PF), Joe Tom (C) Linwood Healey, Harry Kugler, John Gordon, Paul Hastings | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Carl Day (PG), Dwayne Gully (C) Donald Holcomb, Derrick Letcher | |
| 08:13 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers misses the free throw | 33-26 |
| 08:13 | Grinnell | Joe Tom snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 07:56 | Grinnell | Joe Tom is fouled on the floor by William Ahlers - foul #1 on William Ahlers, team foul #7 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Reid (PG) Edward Tovar | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Everett O'Brien (SF), Derrick Letcher (PF) William Ahlers, Curtis Bivona | |
| 07:56 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 07:56 | Grinnell | Joe Tom misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 07:56 | Washington and Lee | Derrick Letcher grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Grubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Thomas (fresh) PF - Toby Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Tom (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - Carl Day (fresh) SG - Lloyd Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett O'Brien (fresh) PF - Derrick Letcher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwayne Gully (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 07:07 | Grinnell | Joe Tom clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Everett O'Brien - foul #1 on Everett O'Brien, team foul #8 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Donald Holcomb (PG), William Ahlers (SF) Carl Day, Lloyd Hale | |
| 07:07 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 07:07 | Grinnell | Joe Tom makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 06:43 | Washington and Lee | Donald Holcomb misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 06:41 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 06:30 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Johnathan Grubbs | 38-26 |
| 06:13 | Washington and Lee | Derrick Letcher can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-26 |
| 06:12 | Washington and Lee | Everett O'Brien pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 06:04 | Washington and Lee | Donald Holcomb clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 06:02 | Washington and Lee | William Ahlers tips it but misses | 38-26 |
| 06:01 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Joe Tom | 38-26 |
| 05:49 | Grinnell | Matthew Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Reid | 41-26 |
| 05:28 | Washington and Lee | Donald Holcomb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-26 |
| 05:27 | Washington and Lee | Dwayne Gully tips it in | 41-28 |
| 05:07 | Grinnell | Toby Dobbs clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-28 |
| 05:06 | Washington and Lee | The rebound goes to Derrick Letcher | 41-28 |
| 04:59 | Washington and Lee | Toby Dobbs takes the ball from Dwayne Gully | 41-28 |
| 04:42 | Grinnell | Derrick Letcher steals the ball from Johnathan Grubbs | 41-28 |
| 04:28 | Washington and Lee | Derrick Letcher's pass is intercepted by Johnathan Grubbs | 41-28 |
| 04:03 | Grinnell | Matthew Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 04:01 | Grinnell | Joe Tom tips it in | 43-28 |
| 03:39 | Washington and Lee | Everett O'Brien misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 03:38 | Grinnell | Robert Reid grabs the board | 43-28 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnathan Grubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Toby Dobbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Tom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington and Lee | PG - Donald Holcomb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett O'Brien (fairly fresh) SF - William Ahlers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Letcher (tiring) 3 reb. C - Dwayne Gully (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Matthew Thomas clanks a driving attempt from close range | 43-28 |
| 03:31 | Washington and Lee | The rebound goes to Derrick Letcher | 43-28 |
| 03:27 | Washington and Lee | Everett O'Brien is hacked by Joe Tom - foul #1 on Joe Tom, team foul #7 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Edward Tovar (PG), Linwood Healey (SG), Harry Kugler (SF), John Gordon (PF), Paul Hastings (C) Robert Reid, Johnathan Grubbs, Matthew Thomas, Toby Dobbs, Joe Tom | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Carl Day (PG), Lloyd Hale (SG), Wayne Pearson (PF), Mark Brothers (C) Donald Holcomb, William Ahlers, Derrick Letcher, Dwayne Gully | |
| 03:27 | Washington and Lee | Everett O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 03:27 | Washington and Lee | Everett O'Brien misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 03:27 | Grinnell | John Gordon grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 03:10 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 03:08 | Washington and Lee | Wayne Pearson pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 03:03 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale can't finish the layup | 43-29 |
| 03:02 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Paul Hastings | 43-29 |
| 02:57 | Grinnell | Everett O'Brien steps in front of the Edward Tovar pass | 43-29 |
| 02:39 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale is fouled on the floor by Linwood Healey - foul #2 on Linwood Healey, team foul #8 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | Curtis Bivona (C) Everett O'Brien | |
| 02:39 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 02:39 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 02:28 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Tovar | 45-29 |
| 02:20 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale is hacked by Linwood Healey - foul #3 on Linwood Healey, team foul #9 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Bowden (SG) Linwood Healey | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | | |
| 02:20 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 02:20 | Grinnell | John Gordon grabs the board | 45-29 |
| 01:58 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar's pass is intercepted by Carl Day | 45-29 |
| 01:55 | Washington and Lee | Carl Day hits the finger roll | 45-31 |
| 01:51 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 01:50 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings misses the tip | 45-31 |
| 01:49 | Grinnell | Paul Hastings pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 01:44 | Grinnell | Harold Bowden knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Harry Kugler | 48-31 |
| 01:30 | Washington and Lee | Mark Brothers drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Hale | 48-34 |
| 01:23 | Grinnell | Curtis Bivona steals it from Harold Bowden | 48-34 |
| 01:19 | Washington and Lee | Carl Day can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 01:18 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale gets the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 01:13 | Washington and Lee | Carl Day double dribbles | 48-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Joe Tom (C) Paul Hastings | |
| Subs | Washington and Lee | | |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | Mark Brothers denies the turnaround by Joe Tom | 48-34 |
| 00:49 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler tips it in | 50-34 |
| 00:39 | Washington and Lee | Edward Tovar steals it from Curtis Bivona | 50-34 |
| 00:36 | Grinnell | Edward Tovar lays it up and in | 52-34 |
| 00:13 | Washington and Lee | Lloyd Hale's floater is tipped away by Joe Tom | 52-34 |
| 00:12 | Grinnell | Joe Tom pulls down the rebound | 52-34 |
| 00:04 | Grinnell | Harry Kugler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 00:03 | Washington and Lee | Wayne Pearson snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 00:00 | Washington and Lee | Wayne Pearson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 52-34 |